Chapter 39 The first pot of cooking
"Hmm? What does it smell like? It smells good?"
Ying Zheng, who went to ask the young wife for tea, smelled a tangy fragrance before he entered the kitchen door.
Different from the faint fragrance of tea, this fragrance is very warm and makes people drool.
The fumes and heat in the kitchen made it impossible to see the direction of Little Shota. Ying Zheng simply said directly, "Feiyu, do you still have some tea leaves? Give me some later!"
"Father, you came at the right time. My boiled fish has just been prepared. Try it quickly!"
Xiao Zhengtai used a spoon to ladle the boiling hot oil and pour it on the peppercorns and dried chili peppers.
With a sizzling sound, he put it on the chopping board and invited Ying Zheng to come in and taste it.
"All right!"
Ying Zheng has been used to Xiao Zhengtai's heavy-tasting food these days, and it's hard to swallow the food from the palace. It's not an exaggeration to say it's pig food!
So I ordered people to leave without eating a few bites at noon. At this time, there was no food in my stomach. After smelling the warm aroma, I couldn't control it at all.
Let’s talk about asking for tea later!
He took the chopsticks given by Mr. Shota, picked up a piece of fish with oily spots, and threw it into his mouth.
"Huh? It's so delicious?"
Ying Zheng's old eyes widened.
I thought grilled fish was already a delicacy in the world before, but I didn’t expect that this time it was even better than last time!
Grilled fish, hot pot, and boiled fish have completely refreshed his understanding of eating!
I used to think that all the royal chefs in the palace were top-notch cooks, but now it seems that they are all shit eaters!
"Father, father...!"
"Be merciful, I just let you taste it, I didn't let you finish it all!"
Seeing Ying Zheng swinging the whirlwind chopsticks one after another, Xiao Zhengtai quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Father, the food in the back is even more delicious than this. If you are full now, won't you just have to watch from behind?"
Seeing that the old man was enjoying himself more and more, he had no choice but to use his trump card.
"Um?"
This trick worked. I heard that the latter ones were more delicious. Ying Zheng immediately stopped his chopsticks and looked at him standing behind the chopping board curiously.
"Zi la..."
There was another sound of hot oil frying chili peppers, and then several duck heads that had been braised and split in half were poured into the pot.
Because Xiao Zhengtai is too small, he can only stand on the stove and stir-fry. I am really afraid that he will accidentally fall into the pot!
"Dangdang..."
After a while, Mrs. Xiaozheng knocked on the edge of the pot with a shovel, and Mingde came to serve the food very sensibly.
A grilled duck head appeared in front of Ying Zheng!
"Father, the duck head is out of the pot, try it!"
"But don't eat too much, the later ones are more delicious!"
The young lady was really afraid that this old guy would wipe out all the duck heads on the plate.
"oh……!"
Ying Zheng nodded, his attention completely attracted by the duck head.
In this era, wealthy people almost always ate mutton, and princes and nobles like them sometimes ate some venison.
As for chickens and ducks, these poultry usually only take eggs, and the internal organs of the head, hoof, and feet are considered so dirty that they cannot even be moved!
Unlike people in later generations who are very omnivorous and can develop various ways to eat anything, they can eat it for you until you become extinct!
"It's delicious, it's delicious. I didn't expect that the little duck head would be so delicious!"
After taking a bite of the duck head, Ying Zheng couldn't stop anymore and started chewing it seriously.
"By the way, Father, what did you just say to me?"
Xiao Zhengtai vaguely remembered that Ying Zheng seemed to have said something to him when he was pouring oil, but the kitchen was too noisy and he really couldn't hear it clearly.
"Oh...no...it's okay!"
In the midst of the delicious food, Ying Zheng completely forgot the purpose of his visit.
"Forehead!"
The young lady began to teach the palace maids how to remove the bones from the chicken feet, and then began to fry the last dish, the sausage.
In later generations, this was a home-cooked dish suitable for all ages, and it was almost a must-order on all tables in restaurants!
How can people be so pretentious like today's people?
"Why hasn't Father come out yet?"
"You're not fainting from the stench inside, are you?"
In the yard, Fusu and Ying Yinman, who had not seen Ying Zheng for a long time, began to murmur.
Logically speaking, when my father goes to ask for tea, he should turn around and go out after giving the order. Why is there no movement at all now?
Not only was the father silent, but even the young eunuch Jing Fu who was accompanying him did not come out.
Is this weird?
Driven by curiosity, the two gradually stood up and walked towards the kitchen.
As soon as they entered the door, the two of them were stunned by the sight in front of them.
Their majestic and tall father.
The emperor of Qin.
The overlord who unified the six countries.
He actually held a duck head and chewed it with relish.
Who would believe it?
"You two are here just in time, try this dry pot duck head, it's so delicious!"
"By the way, don't finish it for me. I will give it to Mrs. Lian to taste later!"
Ying Zheng greeted the two of them and warned them.
The Mrs. Lian he was talking about was none other than Xiao Zhengtai's mother.
Young Shota borrowed the help of her mother and became a prince.
And Lian'er also borrowed the light of the young lady and became a madam after entering the palace!
The harem of the Qin Dynasty was divided into many levels.
Below the queen are the wife, the beauty, the beloved, the eighth son, the seventh son, the chief envoy, the young envoy, etc.
At this time, Yingzheng did not have a queen. In other words, Lian'er directly jumped up the hierarchy and became the wife, almost ranking first among the concubines.
After Xiao Zhengtai entered the palace, he made a lot of contributions to the Qin Dynasty, but he was not rewarded, so Ying Zheng compensated Lian'er for this contribution.
Coupled with the debt I have owed to their mother and father over the years, it is not too much to be granted the title of Madam!
It is precisely because of this status that Lian'er will not be eaten alive by those beauties and beauties in the harem!
"Brother Emperor, beautiful sister, come and have a try, this pork sausage and chicken feet with pickled peppers are just coming out of the pot!"
With the recipe rewarded by the system, Little Shota is like a cooking god, and the dishes she cooks are full of flavor and flavor.
There are at least hundreds of dishes in his mind, all kinds of cuisines, but now the conditions are limited and he can only cook these in a short time.
These alone are enough to attract their attention.
Ying Yinman, who just now thought those internal organs were disgusting and went out to vomit, was now staring at those dishes in a daze.
"This...is this really made by those heads, hoofs and internal organs just now?"
"of course!"
After the four dishes were finished, the young lady made some egg drop soup and the dishes were ready.
He only ate a few pieces of bread in the morning, and his stomach was already growling with hunger!
"Come on, let's all try it. This is stir-frying in an iron pot. It's much more delicious than the current steaming method!"
A few people simply sat on the stone table in the yard and started eating.
"Sha..."
"I never expected that a duck head could be made like this!"
There were no chili peppers in this era, so Ying Yinman, who ate chili peppers for the first time, was so spicy that she stuck out her tongue.
No wonder my father took a sip of cold water from time to time. It turned out to be to relieve the spicy taste.
Chapter completed!